July 16—23, 1922: The Second National Congress of the CPC is held in Shanghai

July 16, 1960: The Soviet Union suddenly decides to recall all Soviet experts in China

July 16, 1961: The CPC Central Committee issues a "Decision on Strengthening Nuclear Industry Construction"

July 16—21, 1977: The Third Plenary Session of the 10th CPC Central Committee is held in Beijing

July 16, 1986: The CPC Central Committee approves a "Report on the Principles and Tasks of Democratic Parties in the New Period"

July 16, 2002: Jiang Zemin proposes five requirements to strengthen the Philosophy Social Science Building while inspecting the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences